1993 World Grain and Feed Trade Review

November 01, 1993
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by Teresa Acklin

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The 1993 Trade Review summarizes trade activity in wheat, flour, maize, soybeans, barley, sorghum and rice during the 1991-92 marketing season. The tables provide an overview of worldwide grain and flour trade patterns by indicating the major exporters and importers of each commodity. The trade maps are designed to offer a broad look at grain movement around the world and do not represent actual shipping points or trade routes. The marketing year 1991-92 was selected for the completeness of available statistics.

World grain trade is a continuous process. The Trade Review is designed to present a general view only and does not reflect actual trading on a daily basis.

World Trade Totals 1991-92

(1,000 tonnes)

Wheat & Flour

102,253

Flour only

8,211

Maize

61,557

Soybeans

28,241

Barley

18,803

Sorghum

9,364

Rice

11,634

World Wheat Flour Production

(1981-90)

by regions and countries*

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

(1,000 tonnes)

WESTERN EUROPE

Austria

453

372

368

362

360

361

356

353

356

368

E.E.C.





















Belgium

1,068

1,010

896

932

851

938

908

797

909

966

Denmark





250

260

264

268

259

246

246

244

France

5,345

5,252

5,266

4,936

4,837

4,900

4,669

4,006

4,696

4,741

Germany

2,617

2,429

2,443

2,339

2,384

2,519

2,433

2,280

2,480

2,601

Greece



2,059

2,099

2,104







927

861

885

Ireland



138

136

159

166

156

169

172

213

226

Italy



4,573

4,530

4,540

4,590

4,500

4,440

4,370

4,510

4,783

Luxembourg







41

42

38

44

41

40

39

Netherlands

1,200

1,113

1,045

1,048

908

1,016

1,066

965

1,011

1,021

Portugal





564

609

603

580

618

583

580

585

Spain

2,400

2,436

2,472

2,508

2,544

2,581

2,617

2,630

2,637

2,643

United Kingdom

3,879

3,928

3,998

3,874

4,061

3,647

3,608

3,426

3,504

3,596

Finland

213

220

219

224

226

230

225

220

226

231

Malta



30

35

35

36



22

23

22

21

Norway



292

288

290

285

279

280

284

274

331

Sweden

517

499

461

466

454

455

448

458

449

438

Switzerland

376

365

356

356

356

355

352

343

338

338

Yugoslavia



2,321

2,202

2,277

2,318

2,342

2,337

2,405

2,442

2,331

EASTERN EUROPE

Albania















220

220

220

Bulgaria

1,366

1,317

1,344

1,262

1,383

1,374

1,246

1,299

1,334

1,344

Czechoslovakia

1,418

1,405

1,425

1,384

1,355

1,335

1,306

1,296

1,339

1,315

East Germany



931

941

937

918

924

920

889

941

919

Hungary

1,218

1,120

1,164

1,184

1,172

1,165

1,166

1,182

1,218

1,203

Poland

1,807

2,893

2,898

2,726

2,488

2,177

2,935

2,515

2,810

2,772

Romania

2,543

2,642

2,861

2,677

2,618

2,618



2,200

2,700

2,200

U.S.S.R.









43,000

43,000

43,000

43,000

43,000

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

Canada

1,640

1,652

1,728

1,671

1,746

1,720

1,695

1,726

1,622

1,651

Costa Rica

90

87

85





65

66

90

75

80

Cuba



398

442

454

443

442

422

428

386

354

Dominican Republic

138

126

161

150

141

139

108

127

117

100

El Salvador

124

120

112

110

101

103

97

89

80

80

Guadeloupe (French)







38

37

36

34

33

33

37

Guatemala

147

154

148

137

136

139

122

113

106

111

Haiti







92

142

132

111

139

104

110

Honduras

102

83

83

78

75

68

41

158

142

65

Jamaica

161

146

127

137

139

131

86

62

55

45

Mexico

2,509

2,486

2,383

2,257

2,126

2,367

2,459

2,391

2,329

2,286

Nicaragua













43

47

55

45

Panama





68

69



59

52

50

48

47

Trinidad and Tobago

















73

72

United States

16,313

15,548

15,611

15,493

14,802

14,235

13,600

14,133

13,196

12,881

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina

2,818

2,882

2,751

2,470

2,856

2,899

2,852

2,771

2,644

2,456

Bolivia

362

357

97

152

127

142

172

205

136

234

Brazil







5,110

5,475

4,720

4,794

4,540

4,625

4,680

Chile

1,205

1,123

1,120

1,110

1,079

999

995

995

998

1,011

Colombia





510

479

473

379

520

376

350

353

Ecuador





329

323

326



278

250

250

230

Guyana





32

31









8

34

Paraguay

127

108

105

115

108

99

90

100

97

101

Peru

481

598

824

891

873

694

784

761

766

775

Uruguay





164





153

200

260

242

243

Venezuela

710

610

890

790

710

800



600

600

550

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

ASIA

Near East Cyprus



67

72

67

53

62

61

59

57

56

Iran









2,909

2,594

2,518

2,525

5,500

5,404

Iraq





5,765









1,850

1,790

1,622

Israel



524

480

492

478

467

518

497

472

461

Jordan

588

336

333

329





447

378

240

155

Kuwait





147

142

143

149

235

176

210

200

Lebanon















190

270

290

Saudi Arabia















650

455

346

Syria

1,171

1,161

1,221

1,016

1,161

1,161

1,116

970

859

632

Turkey



1,637

1,616

1,528

1,459

1,491

1,481

1,582

1,480

1,424

Yemen





137

128













FAR EAST

Bangladesh















2,379

2,228

1,748

China















58,500

56,000

52,000

Hong Kong



80

91

87

83

83

88

96

110

94

India



4,701

4,360

3,427

4,282

4,307

2,735

2,748

2,565

2,481

Indonesia



1,032



1,182

1,031

858

1,137

1,213

1,077

1,012

Japan

4,372

4,541

4,558

4,499

4,524

4,425

4,445

4,356

4,369

4,184

South Korea

1,616

1,614

1,692

1,613

1,596

1,612

1,547

1,476

1,444

1,439

Malaysia

539

514

500

441

370

355

357

344

332

314

Mongolia



200

196

194

186

176

185

150

120

125

Myanmar (Burma)















55

55

50

Pakistan











11,170

10,877

10,432

9,726

9,354

Philippines



746

746

789

672

525

702

650

692

630

Singapore















90

130

200

Sri Lanka

472

474

509

483

463

415



400

386

320

Taiwan

622

619

620

619

572

520

513

499

495

459

Thailand





156

118

82

74

86

115

117

109

Vietnam















220

270

250

AFRICA

Algeria

1,214

1,236

1,185

1,135

1,047

1,024

1,030

944

818

746

Angola







32

25

50

40

50

75

50

Cameroon





49

22

25

52

73

59

53

45

Central African

Republic















1

4

1

Chad













3

1

1

1

Congo







16

10



3

8

9

8

Cote d'Ivoire













163

129

145

140

Egypt

3,532

3,629

3,675

3,706

3,737

3,579

3,692

3,648

3,487

3,537

Ethiopia





195

181

195

181

134

160

164

160

Gabon









28

24

23

21

19

16

Ghana





95

71

63

45

40

18

25

73

Kenya

172

189

267

260

304

285

222

272

267

217

Libya















135

176

132

Morocco

1,832

1,633

1,683

2,059

1,729

1,919

2,047

1,883

1,604

1,798

Mozambique







89

56

72

74

82

95

110

Nigeria







79

352

844

526

813

1,335

1,197

Senegal







87

86

65

87

89

70

86

Sierra Leone















2

5

8

South Africa

1,778

1,754

1,711

1,650

1,609

1,599

1,603

1,476

1,498

1,506

Sudan



450

466

343



280

266

276

255

257

Tanzania









54

50

53

69

27

26

Tunisia

563

540

534

513

517

498

462

463

419

403

Uganda

13

14

12

9

7

8



5

4

8

Zaire







147

134

131

101

117

123

121

Zambia



48

58

61

60

39

57

80

95

84

Zimbabwe













187

160

150

150

OCEANIA

Australia

1,583

1,587

1,266

1,218

1,173

1,174

1,175

1,087

1,086

1,069

Fiji

25

28

26

26

25

24

22

23

21

20

New Zealand



210

214

216

219

225

220

209

227

229

Source: International Wheat Council, London.

*Based on information supplied by member and non-member countries, United Nations Statistical Yearbook and I.W.C. estimates derived from reports of production and trade.